IP Library Granted Patent US 11,599,617
Granted Patent B2
US 11,599,617 · App. 17/731,560 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Mobile screening vehicle and method for mobile security scanning

Inventors: Kali McManus (Woodbridge, VA); Kristi Harmel (Colorado Springs, CO); Gregory Bennett (Colorado Springs, CO)
Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
G06F21/32B60W40/08B60W60/00253G01C21/3484G01C21/3617G06F21/44G06Q10/06315G06Q50/30G06V40/40B60W2540/043G01C21/3438G06Q50/26
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,599,617
App. No.
17/731,560
Filed
Apr 28, 2022
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3662
USPC
713/186
Abstract

Examples are directed toward a system and method relating to mobile screening. For example, a mobile screening vehicle includes a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle. The mobile screening vehicle also includes a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue.

Claims (47)

1. A mobile screening vehicle comprising:

a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;

a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue; and

a baggage scanner that performs security scanning of baggage on the mobile screening vehicle;

the verification system associating a piece of baggage with the passenger and verifying, consistent with the security scanning of the baggage, that the baggage on the mobile screening vehicle is approved to proceed to the secure area of the travel venue; and

the baggage scanner including lockers integrated into the mobile screening vehicle to secure baggage, the verification system associating a locker with the passenger and locking and unlocking the locker based on verifying the passenger.

2. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is integrated into a passenger seat and scans the passenger while the passenger is seated.

3. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is integrated into an aisle of the mobile screening vehicle and scans the passenger when the passenger traverses the aisle.

4. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is integrated into a wall of the mobile screening vehicle and scans the passenger when the passenger is within scanning proximity of the wall of the mobile screening vehicle.

5. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger scanner is a chamber in the mobile screening vehicle that scans the passenger when the passenger stands in the chamber.

6. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a vehicle navigation system to autonomously determine a route through the travel venue based on passenger travel information, and autonomously traverse the route and drop off the passenger at a drop off location of the travel venue corresponding to the passenger travel information.

7. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle navigation system accepts a passenger request to make a stop along the route, and automatically cancels the passenger request to make the stop based on scheduled passenger demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

8. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle navigation system prevents the mobile screening vehicle from entering or leaving the secure area of the travel venue until receiving approval.

9. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle navigation system adjusts the drop off location based on scheduled demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

10. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system verifies passenger identity by scanning credentials of the passenger.

11. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system verifies passenger identity by performing a liveness check of the passenger.

12. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system verifies passenger identity by retrieving, from a back end server, travel information of passengers scheduled to board the mobile screening vehicle, and comparing the travel information against credentials presented by the passenger boarding the mobile screening vehicle.

13. The mobile screening vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the verification system transmits scan data and identity data to a back end server for analysis and approval.

14. A method for mobile security scanning by a mobile screening vehicle, comprising:

performing, by a passenger scanner of the mobile screening vehicle, security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle;

verifying, by a verification system of the mobile screening vehicle, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue;

transporting, by the mobile screening vehicle, the passenger to a drop off location in the secure area of the travel venue;

performing, by a baggage scanner of the mobile screening vehicle, security scanning of baggage on the mobile screening vehicle;

associating, by the verification system, a piece of baggage with the passenger; and

verifying, by the verification system, that baggage on the mobile screening vehicle is approved, consistent with the security scanning of the baggage, to proceed to the secure area of the travel venue;

the baggage scanner including lockers integrated into the mobile screening vehicle to secure baggage, the method further comprising:

associating, by the verification system, a locker with the passenger;

locking the locker based on verifying the passenger; and

unlocking the locker based on verifying the passenger.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner integrated into a passenger seat, while the passenger is seated.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner integrated into an aisle of the mobile screening vehicle, when the passenger traverses the aisle.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner integrated into a wall of the mobile screening vehicle, when the passenger is within scanning proximity of the wall of the mobile screening vehicle.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning the passenger, by the passenger scanner being a chamber in the mobile screening vehicle, when the passenger stands in the chamber.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the mobile screening vehicle includes a vehicle navigation system, the method further comprising:

autonomously determining, by the vehicle navigation system, a route through the travel venue based on passenger travel information;

autonomously traversing the route; and

dropping off the passenger at the drop off location of the travel venue corresponding to the passenger travel information.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising accepting, by the vehicle navigation system, a passenger request to make a stop along the route.

21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising automatically canceling the passenger request to make the stop based on scheduled passenger demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising preventing, by the vehicle navigation system, the mobile screening vehicle from entering or leaving the secure area of the travel venue until receiving approval.

23. The method of claim 19 , further comprising adjusting, by the vehicle navigation system, the drop off location based on scheduled demand for the mobile screening vehicle and conditions at the travel venue.

24. The method of claim 14 , further comprising scanning, by the verification system, credentials of the passenger to verify passenger identity.

25. The method of claim 14 , further comprising performing, by the verification system, a liveness check of the passenger to verify passenger identity.

26. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

retrieving, by the verification system, travel information from a back end server for passengers scheduled to board the mobile screening vehicle;

comparing the travel information against credentials presented by the passenger boarding the mobile screening vehicle to verify passenger identity; and

transmitting scan data and identity data to a back end server for analysis and approval.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2023
From: MCMANUS, KALI; HARMEL, KRISTI; BENNETT, GREGORY
To: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Reel/Frame 062321/0493 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63181517 · Apr 29, 2021
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